Mourinho called himself a bandit

Roma head coach, José Mourinho, expressed his opinion on his team's prospects after their 3-1 win over Udinese.

Roma almost guaranteed themselves a place in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. Will our plans for this season change? No, because I'm still not sure about the reliability of our team. We are still affected by our successes and failures. Sometimes this leads to unpleasant surprises, so I don't want to draw preliminary conclusions. I just want to say that when Renato Sanches and Chris Smalling return to action, we will be able to show our best.

How can we ensure that our team achieves success in away matches like a gang of bandits? You don't become a bandit, you are born one. I was born a football bandit and I try to pass this on to my players - let’s see if it works,” the club’s official website quotes Mourinho as saying.

It is reasonable to mention that the Romans are in second place in their Europa League group, having scored nine points after four games.